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>> the u.s. supreme court takes up the first of two cases about same-sex marriage today. with the justices listening to the oral arguments on known as proposition 8. we will break down what we can expect from a high court. but first, we will hear from erica on our weather. >> currently we are in the 40's and '50's. we are saying of the 30's. into the afternoon you can inspect partly cloudy conditions and yes, we do hold on to the potential of sprinkles. we do have a chance of showers for the weekend. we do have a lot to talk about in my

extended forecast. >> the metering lights have not yet been activated at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do not see a back of filling in. the drive time is still in 11 minutes. the heaviest traffic is still wants to beef, and as a 580. it is a little slow for 101 but overall it is like conditions. >> the time is 6:00 a.m.. despite the frigid temperatures, the line of people waiting outside the u.s. supreme court continues to grow this morning as the court looks to take up the first two cases regarding same-sex marriage. >> the justices are listening toll oral arguments today on proposition 8, calif.

california is ban on same- sex marriage. california voters approved the ban in 2008, but challengers argued that the 14th amendment guarantees " equal protection ". they say that the finding marriage is only between a man and a woman violates their equal rights. today's oral arguments come as a new poll finds that the majority of americans now support same-sex marriage. >> ahead of today's hearing, thousands of people marched and rally in san francisco. the march started at castro and market streets at about 6:30 p.m. last night. activists said that they're optimistic that altman ruling of the supreme court will go in their favor. especially now that a new

poll finds that the majority of americans are supporting same-sex marriage. >> i feel that this momentum is happening across the country. in support of ella jean bt residents and many bay area cities and elsewhere, the rainbow flag is expected to be on for today and tomorrow at the city halls of san leandro, berkeley, oakland, hayward, alameda and san francisco. here is a look at what will be happening at the hearing today. >> first, the backers of proposition that will get 30 minutes to argue for the ban on same-sex marriage. then

the opponents of proposition a, which will be the attorneys for the couples that filed the original challenge, will get with the minister argued that the ban is unconstitutional. the final 10 minutes are reserved for the u.s. solicitor general who will argue against proposition 8 on the behalf of the obama administration. a final ruling will be handed down in june. >> strong sentiments on both sides of this issue. rene marsh joins us this morning live from washington d.c.. >> of course, the challengers to up proposition 8 argue that this is a violation of the 14 the mimic. they stated that this violates the equal

protection under the law by defining mayor's to be between one a man and woman. >> there is a lot a disappointment that this major issue will not be we wille luxury of saying this a real time or hearing the arguments in real-time. we cannot hear the justices' questioning them in real time. we may not know which direction they're are leaning to. we will get the audio recordings let alone this afternoon. this will be a few hours after the arguments. there will be no videos either. of course, there was the sketch artist as inside the courtroom and will have this as a visual. >> another thing that i was thinking was that there are people who are there that

can listen, and they are not allowed to tweet. you could take notes and run out could you? >> yes. you just pray that one of those reporters do not do this. they're running so fast to get this information out and i have witnessed this myself. there's no social media nothing of that is allowed in the courtroom. you can listen in. again, in the time of this. we're so used to get information out and is split second. we would just have to sit and wait to find out what happened we are just about one hour away. >> stay with kron 4 as we continue to follow the same- sex marriage hearings in washington today. will be provided of this one kron 4

.com as well as our 24/7 channel comcast 193. you can also check our facebook and twitter pages as well. >> new this morning, italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of the men and knocks and has ordered a new trial. an appeals court influence will now we hear the case against knox and her italian boys and for the murder of 21 bureau mirror the scorcher. carters body was found in november 2007 her bedroom of the house if that she shared with knox in perugia, italy. knocks before years in prison before a court overturned her murder conviction. if she returned to the nine estates in 2000 and 11, and

was not in italy for today's hearing. an attorney for knox says that she is shocked and saddened by the new spirit >> the new tunnel long devil's slide has officially open to the public. along the pacific coast near pacifica, there was an official ribbon cutting for two new tunnels that will provide a bypass along highway 1 at devil's slide. the area has been planned for years by rock slides and a harrowing passage through a narrow stretch of roadway. the total cost of this project was $439 million.

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>> more americans than ever before said they have a family member or a close friend who is gay or is a lesbian. that corresponds with an increase in the number of americans who are now supporting gay marriage. a new cnn in international survey finds that 57 percent of americans reports someone close to them is gay or lesbian. that is well points higher than the poll results were in 2007. the number of people supporting same-sex marriage has jumped from 40% in 2007 to 53 percent today. >> we did experience some sprinkles on over night mainly in the north bay area. if the temperatures are not too bad. it is 40

degrees in san francisco and 52 out in oakland. future cast 4 states that by lunchtime we will see 50s and low 60's for the inland spots. it will be partly sunny skies and on this chilly as yesterday. as we put the clock into motion most locations will boone- that's it will be mid 60's for fremont and upper 60s for fairfield and pittsburg. it will be low 60's for richmond and downtown san francisco will be checking in at 69 degrees. it will be chilly conditions for ocean city. >> your satellite radar shows that clouds are

kicking in and that we did have a light system that passed through. it is pretty much the same story for the rest of the work week perry e. person and identify the morning we will see some more sprinkles. the temperatures could get pretty close to the '70s. a another system will arrive friday night into saturday and it will continue as we transition into the weekend. the time now is 6:17 a.m.. >> we continue to monitor a good ride. we do have the potential of a hot spot in fremont. this is set the bay bridge toll plaza where the meter and lights have now been activated. for the last 15 minutes only the cash

lanes were back up. if the drive time has moved from 12 minutes to 14 minutes the san mateo bridge is problem free and the golden gate bridge looks good from marin county. as we pick up the east bay commute is heavier traffic from the alta mount pass way into dublin. 680 south still looks good. at 880 south bond and stevens and accident is in the fast lane. it has back things up. depending on how long it takes a clear this may become a hot spot. the south bay freeway looks good and we're not tracking any unusual delays. the north may rise still looks good come out of novato. the monday stranded as on-time and the metro is not tracking any problems. >> north korea is once again

making threats against the united states. the country said today that it plans to place military units on combat ready status to prepare for possible strikes on the united states bases. the latest threats come among renewed anchor by north korea over tougher u.n. sanctions and joint military exercises by the united states and south korea. >> secretary of state john kerry has had another meeting with afghan president hamid karzai, a day after they put on a show of unity following his recent anti-american comments. this is video of the meeting yesterday. kerry also met today with participants in a u.s.- backed women's of the proportion of program. businesswomen express their

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su.s. supreme court takes up the first of two cases about same-sex marriage today with the justices listing towrope arguments on california's ban on gay marriage known as proposition 8. rene marsh is in washington d.c. with more. >> tuesday, same-sex couples are challenging the state's proposition 8. california voters approved the ban. the challengers argued that the 14th amendment guarantees them equal protection and that the find a marriage between just men and women violates their rights. a poll was done and now a lot of americans are in support of gay marriage. a lot of

politicians are shifting their-says >> my son came to me and my wife and stated that he was day. >> through personal experience it has also played a role. if and the oil against their will be a justice who has a lesbian as a cousin perry ed >> some reporters of proposition they stated that the voters should be the ones to decide on a marriage. >> our democratic institution is capable of handling this. >> till of the biggest advocates of same-sex marriage are john lewis and stored gaffney. the to have flown took washington d.c. from san francisco to be in the nation's capital for this historic hearing. we spoke with them earlier this

morning. >> all americans deserve the right to a mamarry the person that they love. this will restore the freedom to marry in california and this will be a huge win to have the most popular state and american back. this will be the point that will bring this nationwide. >> stay with kron 4 as we continue to follow the same- sex marriage. some washington today. if we will be provided updates on kron4.com as well as our 24/7 channel comcast 193. you can also check our facebook and twitter pages as well. >> here is a quick look at

your tools that forecast. it is partly sunday and it was a cloudy start. we did have areas of light rain and sprinkles. the temperatures will climb and it will be a little warm in what we saw yesterday. tonight you can expect the temperatures could go back into the 50s. as we head into tomorrow there will be morning fog. there will be a shower possible as we head into the afternoon. we do have unsettled weather and i will walk you through this in my next report. >> i have better news for the accident in fremont. it was a potential hot spot and the lanes were closed. there are no longer any hot structure as. the traffic was backed up but it has disappeared and fairly quickly. >> a street sweeper in san

jose has hit a power pole knocking out power to hundreds. kron4 will tran is live at the scene. >> oh my goodness. they are not sure why he crashed. they are investigating this and so is pg&e crews. they will probably be here for the next several hours and i can tell you that there is great news and that only 600 people lost their power. most of the more businesses and they have restored power to about 95 percent of them. there is some front end damage. no one knows why he went off the roadway and slammed into the power pole. you concede it still is battling here. the good news is that most of them have

been restored power. >> tomorrow, toll takers will be gone for good from the golden gate bridge. all electronic toll and will be in place. officials plan to begin the conversion by midnight tonight. if you have a fast track, you can save a little money. crossing the bridge will cost $5 instead of $6. other options, you can register your license plate on line and make a onetime payment and one of the many kiosk that are round the bay area or do nothing and the bill will be sent to your house. >> family members are remembering a marine from the bay area who was shot and killed at a base in virginia last week. the mother and sister of a lance corporal sarah castromata, of oakley, says that the 19

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police were tipped off about the stolen jeep and officers responded. that was when they found gabrielle inside the car. officers broke with gabrielle to the hospital. if the youngster was given a toy to play with adorn the ride. if she was read reunited with her mother later. >> police say, that the girl's mother noticed a woman who she thought was a suspicious near her car shortly before it was stolen. if she is described as a white or hispanic woman in her thirties, wearing a dark top and dark pants. >> a one alarm fire at a san jose apartment complex has left 21 people without a home this morning. if the fire broke out late last night in the 3100 block of land is ave. when authorities the right they found a fire between two units and in the attic space above. firefighters

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the first thing in that first hour. who knows, people get excited about the new is over the weekend. today we are looking at real news. this is basically and manning that we are spending a bit of dollars on big-ticket items. hulling is doing great and durable- goods are as well. york stinks' right now. there are struggling. the stock markets are closing at the end of march on thursday due to good friday. >> i am hearing that the bears are getting quiet. we heard a lot of people were waiting for the markets to turn. now people are changing their tune perry ed >> the bears are getting

angrier. they see that it has not been a great ride and the bulls are getting nervous. a good example of bears and bulls is that net flex is up with their targets. i think their products are not good as far as the tv shows go. we get to catch up on shows like walking dead. you can catch up on the fall in which is sacred bisho. >> i would prefer to go after them. it seems to meet that net flicks this catalog. >> what about arrested developmentt? >> and that is the point

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perot's camp. there is more sunshine today than what we saw yesterday. we do have some sprinkles that are out. hayward is at 53 degrees and it is 49 degrees in mountain view. it is low 40's and walnut creek. as we look at the numbers for the afternoon we have plenty of 67 or around. the temperatures are not as chilly as what we saw yesterday. we are still seeing fremont as 62 degrees and 67 degrees will be the high for fairfield. 59 degrees will be your high for downtown san francisco. it will be mid 60's for santa rosa and 564 ocean beach. we did have moisture overnight and a weak system

that passed through. we heard sprinkles over in livermore and futurecast 4 highlights that tomorrow by 6:00 a.m. it will not be much. we are tracking a weak system and it is very hard to track. if you should just keep your umbrellas handy. by 3:00 p.m. we will possibly have light rain for the livermore valley area. >> you can see that just passed the showers by 6:00 a.m. on thursday we will keep this in mind. the temperatures will not be to get over the next several days and five by friday temperatures perhaps in the low 70's. friday night into saturday there is more rain. it will be a better chance and we still are contending with wet weather for easter sunday. >> you can take a look at

your forecast any time on our 24/7 channel comcast 193. >> here is a check of your traffic. we're not looking at a hot spot for your ride around the bay. it is 16 to 18 minutes depending on which approach that you take to get to the bridge. we are problem free and the drive time has increased by two minutes. it is 13 minutes from hayward to foster city. the east shore freeway is get a little slow at 17 minutes your drive time down the east shore freeway from hercules to berkeley. it is heavy bleeding of to 280 from the guadalupe parkway.

the 101 ride through marin county is still 25 minutes from novato down to the golden gate bridge. >> this just then, an earthquake out of mexico. we are getting reports that buildings have been swaying in mexico city and thousands fled into the streets as an earthquake alarm sounded. we are hearing some reports that it was a 5.8 center o axaca, mexico. but no official word from you as a g as he gets. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. here is a look at the san francisco area. please.

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